2-man frontcourt lines of responsibility

[BillyMac]

2007-08 MECHANICS CHANGES
Added a signal (spreading of the arms) for when a defender is not in a closely-guarding position.
Boundary line coverage by trail farther sideline above free throw line extended.
Trail may rotate toward farther sideline, leads primary coverage area rotates.
Referee can delegate jump ball toss.
Ball allowed on floor during time-out or intermission.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

2007-08 MECHANICS CHANGES
Added a signal (spreading of the arms) for when a defender is not in a closely-guarding position.
Boundary line coverage by trail farther sideline above free throw line extended.
Trail may rotate toward farther sideline, leads primary coverage area rotates.
Referee can delegate jump ball toss.
Ball allowed on floor during time-out or intermission.

Huh? The trail can initiate a rotation in 2 man? What will they think of next?

[zakman2005000]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Huh? The trail can initiate a rotation in 2 man? What will they think of next?

I'm not sure what you're getting at, but I think the philosophy with two person mechanics should be "Get where you need to be in order to have a good angle to make the call." There are certain times where my P and I are on the same side of the floor when the action dictates. Granted, that isn't the same as initiating a rotation, but as Nevada stated above, the shortcomings of the 2 person system may necessitate leaving a small portion of the floor uncovered for a brief moment.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Huh? The trail can initiate a rotation in 2 man? What will they think of next?

Yep....in one case that I can think of. On a full court press, the trail should cover the press, whereever it may take them. If the play forces them across the court, the partner should balance out the court. It's possible that a sequence of passes will "trap" the offical on the side of the floor opposite where they started.

[Scrapper1]

Originally Posted by Back In The Saddle

Huh? The trail can initiate a rotation in 2 man? What will they think of next?

This used to happen all the time, when I first started out, if I'm remembering correctly. They used to have us in the "box-in" formation. If a throw-in situation required the officials to start in a "reverse box", then the Trail would move across the floor -- during play! -- and the Lead would move to the other side of the lane to get back in the "proper" box-in positions.

[Back In The Saddle]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

This used to happen all the time, when I first started out, if I'm remembering correctly. They used to have us in the "box-in" formation. If a throw-in situation required the officials to start in a "reverse box", then the Trail would move across the floor -- during play! -- and the Lead would move to the other side of the lane to get back in the "proper" box-in positions.

Ah yes, that old Pink Cadillac of Love. But I'm surprised by the assertion that L should force a rotation in current 2 man practice. That's not something I've ever heard taught. However, I can see Camron's point. I'm pretty sure I missed a foul in transition on a press last week because it happened on the far sideline, while the ballhandler was turned away from me, and I was straightlined. Only way I would have seen it would be to be on that sideline. If it were permissible for me to initiation a rotation as T in transition, I could have come clear across and caught that.